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Genealogical research has become one of America’s favorite pastimes and the American Library Association has excellent resources to help librarians serving genealogists. The [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/index.cfm Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)], a division of ALA, offers guidelines for genealogical collections and services, as well as a [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/events/annual09/index.cfm preconference program] at ALA's Annual Conference, and [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/development/onlinece.cfm online continuing education].

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=== Guidelines from RUSA ===

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* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/resources/guidelines/guidelinesunit.cfm Guidelines for a Unit or Course of Instruction in Genealogical Research at Schools of Library and Information Science] (1996)

(Note: This is only a partial and representative list. Many, many more from state libraries, individual libraries, etc. may be found using a web search with the terms < pathfinders genealogical research >.)

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[http://web.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/pathfinders/aagenealogy/aagenealogy.html Athens Regional Library System Guide to African American Genealogy]

[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History & Genealogy Reading Room]

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[http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/gentopic.htm New York State Library. Genealogy Research Topics]

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Additional [http://delicious.com/alalibrary/genealogypathfinder Genealogy Pathfinder Bookmarks]have been tagged on delicious.com by the ALA Library

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=== Websites ===

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(Note: This is only a partial and representative list. Many, many more from state libraries, individual libraries, etc. may be found using a web search with the terms < library genealogical research >.)